Month: August 2012 (Page 3 of 3)

Aug 17: Early Registration closes for Second Nature’s New England Campus Sustainability Forum

August 3, 2012 / / 0 Comments

Second Nature invites you to attend the New England Campus Sustainability Forum, organized by the New England Board of Higher Education, Clean Air/Cool Planet, Second Nature, Greener U, Colleges of the Fenway and the Northeast Campus Sustainability Consortium.  The Forum will explore Organization and Coalition Building, Financial Strategies and the Campus as a Living Laboratory.  This event is designed to foster conversation and linkages between all stakeholders: administrators, staff, faculty and students in order to provide new insights on ways to think about and initiate campus sustainability programs.

 

Confirmed keynote speakers include:
Among the agenda topics:
  • Behavior Change – Tactics
  • Sustainable Sustainability Financing
  • Effectively Harnessing Student Interest and Activism
  • Living Learning Communities
  • Enhancing Endowment Returns
  • Harnessing the Link Between Student Projects & Campus Operations
  • Strategies for Bringing Together the Diverse Campus Stakeholders
  • Effective Marketing & Communications
  • Presidents’ Panel

Register Today!

Registration Fee: $110 per registrant.   
Early Bird Registration Deadline: August 17, 2012
*$180 after August 17, 2012.

For more information, checkout their newsletter.

Aug 08: Cambridge Launches their newest Hubway Station

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Hubway, the regional bike share system, has just started to open stations in Cambridge! The system is fully integrated amongst the participating municipalities of Cambridge, Boston, Brookline, and Somerville.

Hubway Cambridge Launch Event

On Wednesday, August 8 the City will officially celebrate the opening of Hubway in Cambridge. Join us!

The event will begin on August 8th at 11:00 in front of the City Hall/Central Square Post Office Hubway Station.  This event will include official remarks and the unveiling of the Commemoratory Bicycle Stamps, with a ride and celebration in Harvard Square to follow.

Look for more details about the event on the City website as well as the Community Development Department Twitter and Facebook Pages soon.

Sept 01: Deadline for the Project Green Dorm Makeover Contest

August 2, 2012 / / 0 Comments

We are excited to announce our first ever ‘back to school’ Project Green Dorm Makeover Contest…. and it begins today! In collaboration with eBay Green and Whole Foods Market, the contest invites high school and college students (age 18+) from around the world to head back-to-school in sustainable style, focusing on greening where they live. The eco grand prize package is valued at more than $2500!  Enter the PGD #GreenDorm Makeover Contest by September 3 simply by designing your ideal green dorm room / living space! Here’s how …..

 

Curate a #GreenDorm Pinterest board using images and descriptions of eco dorm / room items. Enter the contest and upload your entry to TTG (see rules here) by September 3, 2012 before midnight PDT.

A panel of esteemed judges will vote on submissions and announce first, second, and third place winners by September 7. The grand prize package includes a selection of beautiful items to help bring your new green living space to life!

Be creative and innovative! Represent the twelve PGD categories (Active, Bath, Body, Clean, Food, Sleep, Space, Study, Style, Tech, Wellness, Zero Waste) in interesting ways. In addition to new, sustainable items that you find, think hard about vintage, reused, shared, repurposed, or recycled products… after all, the most eco product may just be the one that already exists!

Sign up NOW and start crafting your green dream room, prepare for college, and win awesome prizes! Sustain yourself and our planet this back-to-school season.

Please help us spread the word! Forward this email to 20 friends, everyone you know, all over the country. And share with us on Facebook and Twitter @TeensTurnGreen using #GreenDorm.

Good luck from the entire Teens Turning Green Team!

Questions: info@teensturninggreen.org / 415.289.1001

Fall 2012: National Climate Seminar from Bard College

August 1, 2012 / / 0 Comments

Join Bard College every other Wednesday for the National Climate Seminar and listen in real time to experts discuss the latest science, politics, and economics of climate change. Assign these calls to your students, listen online after the call, or download the podcast! A question and answer session follows each presentation, so please send your questions prior to each call to climate@bard.edu. All calls are also available as podcasts on our website.
Simply call 1-712-432-3100 (code: 253385) at 12:00pm eastern on the scheduled day. You can also visit our website for more information on our speakers and to listen to past seminars.

The Fall 2012 schedule is as follows:

September 5: Rio, Déjà Vu?
Hunter Lovins, President and Founder, Natural Capitalism Solutions

September 19: Climate and the Election
Bernie Sanders (Invited), U.S. Senator for Vermont

October 3: Coal Exports and Winning the Climate Game: Don’t Lose
KC Golden, Policy Director, Climate Solutions

October 17: Social Movements and Politics
May Boeve, Director for Partnerships and Policy/Co-founder, 350.org

November 7: The Clean Air Act, Next Steps
Dallas Burtraw, Darius Gaskins Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future

November 21: Climate Change: A Matter of Health
Kim Knowlton, Senior Scientist, Health and Environmental Programing, NRDC

December 5: Climate Change and Impacts on Biodiversity
Eleanor Sterling, Director, Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, AMNH

 

Aug 02: 5th Annual New Entry Open Farms Tour

August 1, 2012 / / 0 Comments
You are invited to join New Entry for an insider’s tour of our beginning farmer incubator training sites. Join New Entry farmers and staff for an informative and fun-filled 5th Annual Open Farms Tour on Thursday, August 2nd, beginning at 4:45 PM, at the Ogonowski Memorial Fields, located at 126 Jones Avenue, Dracut, MA.  Fun for the whole family!

 

Speak with project farmers and staff to learn about our beginning farmer training programs, our farmland preservation efforts, and farm employment resources. Discover what motivates New Entry farmers and learn steps that New Entry farmers take to mitigate risks on their farms. Explore where your food comes from! Meet and network with other project supporters who believe in New Entry’s mission. Taste delicious appetizers made with locally-grown produce from the farms.

 

This event is free and open to all New Entry friends and supporters, and registration is required.  Donations are always welcome to support and expand our work.   Click on the link below for registration and directions.  See you at the farm!
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